Many North Carolina residents have heard stories of "brain-eating amoebas" lurking in bodies of water. Is there any truth to these stories? Recent headlines have told the story of four Florida ...

Learn more about Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba found in local swimming holes.

With 71 cases and 20 deaths reported till 24 September, the central government has urged Kerala to intensify monitoring, ...

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) -- Some scientists predict brain-eating amoeba cases could grow since we’ve had record heat and water temperatures are increasing. The amoeba, naegleria fowleri, can enter the ...

MACON, Ga. — Last month a Georgia teenager died after contracting the Naegleria fowleri infection from swimming in a lake near her home in McDuffie County. According to the Centers for Disease Control ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) - An Arkansas resident is dead after they were exposed to a rare brain-eating amoeba. According to a news release on Thursday from the Arkansas Department of Health, ...

Many North Carolina residents have heard stories of "brain-eating" amoebas and "flesh-eating" bacteria lurking in bodies of water. Is there any truth to these stories? Recent headlines have told the ...

Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy has warned people to avoid swimming in freshwater bodies as Kerala reports a rise in brain-eating ...

LINCOLN COUNTY, Nev. (KVVU/Gray News) - Health officials say a young boy has died in rural Nevada after getting a rare infection. According to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, a ...